Average height in Senegal

The average man in Senegal is 5 ft 9.5 in (176.2 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4.5 in (163.9 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Senegal, the average man is 12.3 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.Senegal: Average man: 5 ft 9.5 in (176.2 cm). Senegal: Average woman: 5 ft 4.5 in (163.9 cm).

Senegal ranks 57th of 200 countries and territories for men and 49th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3 in (7.6 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Senegal in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
51Turkey5 ft 9.5 in (176.4 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.8 cm)
56Cape Verde5 ft 9.5 in (176.3 cm)5 ft 4 in (163.1 cm)
57Senegal5 ft 9.5 in (176.2 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.9 cm)
58Spain5 ft 9.5 in (176.1 cm)5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
58Tokelau5 ft 9.5 in (176.1 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm)

Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

Senegal on the map

  1. under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
  2. 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
  3. 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
  4. 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
  5. 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
  6. 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
  7. 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
  8. no NCD-RisC figure
The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Senegal is outlined. Tap a country for its page, or see the whole world. Map shapes: Natural Earth.

See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 5 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Senegal19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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